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System of divination by wax. Fine wax was melted in a brass vessel until it became a liquid of uniform consistency. It was then poured slowly into another vessel filled with cold water in such a way that the wax congealed in tiny disks upon the surface of the water. The magician then interpreted the wax figures.
Sources:
Waite, Arthur Edward. The Occult Sciences. N.p., 1891. Re-print, Secaucus, N.J.: University Books, 1974.
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